5 Horse Racing Betting Strategies You Can Use on the Del Mar Races
We’re in the middle of the Del Mar racing season, and the races are still on! This means that there are still many betting opportunities and payouts to be had in this year’s Del Mar racing season, and the best part about it is that it’s still not too late to join.
That said, if you want in on the fun, there are many things you might want to know, especially if you’re quite new to horse racing or are going back into horse racing after a long time. With that in mind, let’s introduce you to some of the most effective horse racing betting strategies or at least refresh your mind so you can return to your peak form.
Keying
Keying is a method of picking your horses when you plan to bet on multiple horses in a single race. When you bet, you must have a “key.” A key refers to selecting a single horse and making that horse a foundation for multiple bets or horses. This is a strategy when you’re feeling good about a specific horse.
One good example of how to use keying is during exotic bets. Let’s say that you’re planning on wagering on a trifecta bet. A Trifecta bet is a type of bet that lets you bet for three horses to finish the race in the right order. With that in mind, let’s assume your key is no. 4. You can select two more horses to complete the trifecta. That would look like no.4 to win, no.6 for second place, and no.9 for the third.
Dutching
If you’re a math whiz, then you might like this strategy. Dutching is all about betting on multiple horses, dividing your bets among the horses you took a bet on, and winning a profit even if only one of these horses won. This strategy aims to still have a profit, so you must calculate your bets and their returns before making them.
Don’t worry, though; you don’t have to be a math whiz to use this strategy. You have your work cut out for you since there are a lot of dutching calculators online that you can use, making using this strategy easier.
Yankee
Yes, the granddaddy of all horse racing betting strategies. If you ask the old veteran horse racing bettors in the industry, almost all of them would probably say that they have used the Yankee strategy before or at least have heard of it. In a Yankee bet, the bettor would select four horses and place bets on them strategically on all possible combinations of trebles, doubles, and accumulators.
You will still get a profit if at least two horses win or place in their races. If, however, three or four of the horses win, the payout would be substantial. For example, let’s say you want to bet on four horses in four different races in the del mar races 2023, which would be no. 1 for the first race, no.3 for the second, no.9 for the third, and no.12 for the fourth race. The bettor would then use different combinations of the type of bets stated above.
The first would be six double bets: 1 and 3,1 and 9, 1 and 12, 3 and 9, 3 and 12, and 9 and 12. The next would be four treble bets, which would be 1,3, 9, 1, 3, and 12, 1, 9, and 12, and 3, 9, and 12. The last one would be a fourfold accumulator that includes all four horses.
80/20 System
Have you ever thought that the horse was leading, and you thought it would win until the last few meters when it would suddenly falter and end up placing instead? Now that’s one frustrating situation. That said, if you have a horse you feel good about but aren’t sure they’ll actually win, you can do an 80/20 system instead to minimize your chances of losing. Let’s say you want to bet on a horse with $10. You will bet for the horse to place with $8 and for it to win with $2.
Boxing Betting
Exotic bets like exacta and trifecta would require you to win by guessing the correct horses in the right order. That’s a pretty tall order, right? But what if you can have an exact bet, guess the correct horses, but don’t have to guess which order they will end up in?
That’s called boxing betting. In boxing betting, you have to pick two horses (in this example, an exacta bet), and you’re good to go. No matter what places the horses end up in, as long as both place in the first and second, you still win the bet.
Final Words
We can talk about many more betting strategies here, but for the sake of time, we didn’t include them. However, the ones listed above are some of the most effective, so you’re still in good hands. You just need to find a strategy that works best for you, and you’re good to go.